Industry Talks: It’s All Spaghetti!

Join us at Hugo House’s Lapis Theater for Industry Talks: Careers in the Literary Arts, an engaging evening that explores the many professional paths within the world of writing, publishing, and literary production.

This event brings together authors, editors, publishers, literary agents, and other industry professionals for insightful conversations about their work and the evolving landscape of the literary arts. Attendees will gain exposure to the diverse opportunities available across the field—whether in creative writing, editing, marketing, or event programming and learn how different roles contribute to the broader literary ecosystem.

The evening will feature a talk, followed by an open Q&A session and networking opportunities, offering a welcoming space for writers, readers, and anyone passionate about storytelling to connect and exchange ideas.

Who Should Attend:

Members of the public interested in literature, writing, publishing, and creative careers.

Schedule:

6:30 PM : Hugo House Intro

6:35 PM : Industry Professional Intro

6:40-7:40 PM: Lecture

7:45 PM: Audience Q&A

8:00-8:30 PM: Meet and Greet / Networking

Join writer and cofounder of Generous Press, Amber Flame, in a conversation about what to do after the writing's done and it's time to put your work into the world. We'll discuss the concept of "best practices" and how it's all spaghetti thrown at the wall to see what sticks. Generous Press is a small romance press publishing the love stories of Black and brown, queer, and disabled authors with the sixth book of 2026 launching December 1st. Amber Flame's third book of poetry launches in fall 2027 (Red Hen Press).

Amber Flame

Amber Flame is a Black, queer, nonbinary, Disabled multi-disciplinary artist making work at the nexus of grief and joy, caregiving and self, the speculative and the natural world. Raised in the church, Flame brings gospel and spiritual inquiry to writing and singing blues about Black queer life with the band Last of the RedHot Mamas. Flame’s writing has been published in diverse arenas and anthologies, including Wanting: Women Writing About Desire. Ordinary Cruelty, Flame’s full-length poetry collection, published in 2017 through Write Bloody Press; the second book, apocrifa, launched May 2023 from Red Hen Press, with a third collection forthcoming in fall 2027. Flame’s work has been supported and recognized by Jack Straw, Hedgebrook, Storyknife, Millay, Shunpike, Hugo House, and more. Co-founder of Generous Press, a romance house publishing diverse love stories, Flame is at work writing essays and a romance novel while raising a talented kid in Tacoma, Washington.